Berserk-Coalition

UCSD’s Berserk Coalition was awake bright and early to compete in the Claremont Classic, ready to leave it all on the field in this one day tournament! Excited to play against some familiar faces, B-Co was ready to show everyone how much they had improved.

Berserk started off with a game against UCLA’s B team, hoping to set the tone of the day. In this crucial first point of the day, handler Haley “Xylo” Stringer had a beautiful assist to fellow handler Skye “Niche” Baesen showing off the work they had put into perfecting their endzone plays and handler movement. Isabella “Stratus” Zaragoza’s hard defense then paid off, as they managed to get an insane Callahan, energizing the team, and ended the game with a 13-4 win.

Freshly rejuvenated, B-Co then set their sights to the second game of the day, against Claremont’s B team. This game was competitive, and everyone showed up to keep up the spirit. A notable moment was a crazy hand-block by Liana “Rango” Kitchel, demonstrating the intensity that let B-Co win with a 9-5 score. 

The team was then ready to face off against their toughest opponent yet, UCI. Berserk focused on their tight defense, and there were noticeable results, shutting down uplines and handler defense. The improvements of how B-Co worked the disc up the field, with killer handler chemistry was also apparent, making this game intense. The match ended up being a 8-4 loss, but was an incredible battle to be proud of.

B-Co was then ready to take on what would be their closest game of the day, against Claremont A. Every single player stepped up, and played with intensity and ambition. Rookie Alison “Sparky” even achieved her goal of getting her first layout, a play that was needed in order to hype the team up to get the game to Universe. This point was tense, with plenty of great D’s and catches from both sides. Then, Angela “Ese” Zhang, trying hard to end the game once and for all, threw a great high release to Heidi “Ajax” Galan, but was just a little too high up. However, Isabella “Stratus” Zaragoza was ready to pick up the trash, and was able to get the win to end off the tourney strong, with a score of 7-6.

Berserk Coalition really showed up to this tournament, and everyone did their part to achieve these results. Especially MVP Bella “Chila” Ely, who topped the charts in both A’s and D’s, a huge part of this success. B-Co did not win because of individuals, as this team showed off how wide of roster they have, with a staggering 18 different scorers, something to be incredibly proud of. B-Co is excited to continue to improve, and demonstrate how every single player on this team is a force to be reckoned with. 

Coalition-Coalition

What an amazing day we had in Claremont! From racking up stats to Coalition Coalition’s FIRST WIN WOOHOO this was an amazing tournament for our team! We started off the day with our first game against Claremont. This game was a great way to start the morning, with 3 scores by our rookies, and incredible handler movement throughout the entire game! We ended the game with a final score of 4-8!

Our next game was against CSULB No Regrets. Since we had played this team last month in Irvine, we were so excited to play them again! This game was tighter than when we played them at Irvine, and there was again, terrific handler movement including three handler scores! Two of these handler scores were made by Noi “Rubiks” Kertis-Sella and one was made by Kate “Merlot” Wang! We ended this game with a final score of 5-7.

Our third game of the day was against UCLA B, who we also played at Irvine in February. This was another high-intensity game, as there were many points that went on longer than 15 minutes. These points were so long that we played the game with no halftime break! Nicole “Kachow” Brandt’s intensity on the field in this game was incredible, from laying out to try and get the disc to scoring the final point of the game! Also a shoutout to BBL who scored on an iso call in the endzone! This game ended with a final score of 2-5.

Our last game of the day, against USC B, was an amazing game and was the FIRST WIN FOR C-CO!!! So many players were able to rack up stats during this game, and we had 3 rookie scores during this game! A special shoutout goes to Jigmey “Slayru” Partsang for their incredible leadership and guidance to their fellow teammates both on and off the field. This final game of the day ended with a score of 7-2 and we all celebrated OUR FIRST WIN FOR C-CO!!!!!

After our last game, we went to cheer on B-Co as they competed in their last game of the day against Claremont! This game was so fun to watch, especially when B-Co scored the winning point during a long universe point!

This one-day tournament was amazing for C-Co, as we racked up stats, scores, and our first win. Over the entire day, we scored 18 points, which is a tournament record for us! So many team members showed so much intensity on the field, and everyone played hard until the last point! A special shoutout to our 4 handlers, who had to play 3 points in a row and then got one point to rest up.